| City: | Red Oak, North Carolina |
| County: | Nash County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:38:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.0384, -77.9068 |
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Red Oak is a small community in Nash County, North Carolina, part of the Rocky Mount metropolitan area. Despite being classified as a PO Box ZIP, Red Oak maintains both post office box service and limited street delivery. The post office serves 145 PO Boxes and operates 4 carrier routes (2 city routes and 2 rural routes) covering Red Oak Boulevard and surrounding subdivisions.
This is a PO Box Only Zone, meaning PO Box service is the primary mail delivery option for the area. The ZIP functions as a point location within the larger ZIP 27804, serving nearby neighborhoods including Quail Haven, Ashley Woods, Hilliard Farm, Feather Run, and Shepherds Way. With 9 business establishments employing 62 people and 55 business delivery points, Red Oak maintains a modest commercial presence alongside its residential areas.
Mail to Red Oak should use the format:
For PO Boxes:
PO Box [Number]
Red Oak, NC 27868
For street addresses:
[Number] Red Oak Blvd [Unit if applicable]
Red Oak, NC 27868
Red Oak Boulevard is the only street in the ZIP+4 data, with multi-unit addressing.
ZIP Code 27868 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 68 people with an annual payroll of $1,898,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 189Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $508,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,898,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 68Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 27868 is located in Nash County, North Carolina, within the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40580) and North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 144,228 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 27868. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Rocky Mount, NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 40580Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 144,228Source: Census |
| MSA: | Rocky Mount, NC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5494.28 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3755640Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Red Oak town; North CarolinaSource: Census |
ZIP Code 27868 is in the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.